Word formation: adjectives

The italicised words in the sentences in Column A are all nouns. What are the adjective
forms? Complete the sentences in Column B using the correct adjective forms.
Coloumn A Column B
1. The surgeons operated to repair the The surgeons operated to repair the
defect on the patient's heart valve. patient's …defective

2. His diet has a calcium deficiency. His diet is calcium-…deficience

3. She has a physical dependence on She is physically …dependent

amphetamines.

4. The doctor noted an excess of bile in The doctor noted an …exessive

the patient's blood.

5. An attack of hypoglycaemia can be A …hypoglycaemia

prevented by eating glucose or a lump
of sugar when feeling faint.

6. The vaccine should give immunity to The vaccine should make you …immune
tuberculosis.

7. They have periods of complete They have periods when they are
inactivity. completely …inactive

8. The pain in his foot is so great that he His foot is so …painful

can hardly walk.

9. I injured my spine in the crash. I suffered …spineless

10. She complained of stiffness in the

joints. She complained of …stiff
 Word association 2: partnerships
Exercise 1
.
Link each verb on the left with a noun on the right to make 10 'partnerships'. The first
one has been done for you as an example.
No. Verbs Nouns

1. Administer an improvement

2. Analyse a baby

3. Arrange antibiotics

4. Burp the treatment

5. Catch some infections

6. Detect an appointment

7. Discontinue a sample

8. Ease the pain

9. Resist a drug

10. prescribe a cold

Exercise 2.
Complete these sentences using the partnerships from Exercise 1. You may have to make
some changes to fit the grammar of the sentences. The first one has been done for you
as an example.
1. The doctor will administer a drug to the patient.
2. She was ease the pain
3. As soon as the patient reported severe side-effects, the doctor discontinue antibiotics
4. I've catch an improvement from one of my colleagues at work.
5. The laboratory analyse a sample of the food and found traces of bacteria.
6. A healthy body can resist a cold
7. I would like to arrange an appointment with the dental hygienist for 10.00am tomorrow.
8. She had an injection to detect some infection in her leg.
9. The health visitor advised the new parents to burp a baby after feeding.
10. The nurses prescibe the treatment in the patient's condition.
 Opposites 1: prefixes
Exercise 1.
English often uses prefixes to create opposites. There are several different prefixes that are
used. Choose the right prefix for each of the adjectives below and write them into the
table. The first one has been done for you:

active adequate coherent compatible complete

conscious controllable dependent digested
direct fertile fit healthy hygienic
legal movable operable palpable pure
qualified reducible regular sanitary
soluble stable well

il- im- in- ir- un-

1. illegal 1. immovable 1. inactive 1. irreducible 1. unconscious
2. impalpable 2. inadequate 2. irreguler 2. uncontrollable
3. impure 3. incompatible 3. unfit
4. incomplete 4. unhealthy
5. indepedent 5. unhygienic
6. indigested 6. unqualified
7. indirect 7. unstable
8. infertile 8. unwell
9. incoherent 9. unsanitary
10. inoperable
11. insoluble
Exercise 2.
Use ten of the adjectives in the table to complete these sentences. The first one has been

done for you as an example.

1. He was found unconscious in the street.

2. He felt insanitary and had to go home.

3. The serum makes the poison inactive

4. The children have a very unhygienic diet.

5. The nurse noted that the patient had developed an irregular pulse.

6. She used to play a lot of tennis, but she became insoluble in the winter.

7. The surgeon decided that the cancer was inoperable

8. Cholera spread rapidly because of the independent conditions in the town.

9. The patient was showing signs of an unhealthy mental condition.

10. She has an uncontollable desire to drink alcohol.

 Word formation: verbs
Exercise 1.
The words listed in the table below are nouns. What are the verb forms of these nouns?
The first question has been done for you as an example.

1. abuse abuse 16. perspiration prespirate

2. admission addmiss 17. preparation preparate
3. bandage bandage 18. provision provis
4. blood blood 19. reabsorption reabsorp
5. breath breath 20. regeneration regenerate
6. coagulation coagulate 21. registration registrate
7. consultation consultate 22. regurgitation regurgitate
8. convalescence convalesc 23. rehabilitation rehabilitate
9. fertilisation fertilisate 24. reproduction reproduct
10. identification identificate 25. resuscitation resuscitate
11. immunization immunisate 26. sedation sedate
12. implant implant 27. stammer stammer
13. maceration macerate 28. stitch sitch
14. management manage 29. suppression suppress
15. occurrence accurre 30. sweat sweat

Exercise 2.
Choose ten verbs from Exercise 1 and write a sentence below for each one. Write the
correct form of each verb in the column on the right and leave gaps for the verbs in the
sentences. Cover up the right-hand column and give the sentences to another student as
a test. For example:
She ……………. with her local GP. registered

1. He donated his blood

2. They abuse the drug
3. He breath quickly
4. Pharmacist manage drugs
5. I sweat well a lot
6. Winda consult with a doctor
7. He is in rehabilitation
8. She is stammer
9. The doctor identifies patient
10. The nurse is preparate a medical device